Quotes About Truth

Few people have the imagination for reality.

Every form correctly seen is beautiful.

One of the oddest things about being grown-up was looking back at something you thought you knew and finding out the truth of it was completely different from what you had always believed. (Bone Crossed)

His voice was soft and sweet as molasses; but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.

Some truths are truths, no matter who says them.

I can't protect you from knowledge.

Rumor exaggerates.

I don't like lies," said Bran, and I knew I'd failed to keep the pain of his revelation from my face. "Not even lies of omission. Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.

Truth is without flourishes or manners and runs with a logic all its own.

If it looks like a hallway, feels like a hallway, and acts like a hallway—is it important to figure out that it isn't a hallway?

See you tomorrow," he said, instead. "All right." Then, impulsively, I asked, "Do you have a place to sleep tonight?" "Sure," he said with a smile, and started off as if he had somewhere to be. I could have bitten off my tongue because I pushed him into a lie. Once he started lying to me, it would be harder to get him to trust me with the truth. I don't know why it works that way, but it does—at least in my experience.

My mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was the truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something they think will get the results they want.

He could have told her that he had no intention of bedding her, but he tried not to lie. Not even to himself.

Truth has many facets. Choose the ones that make her happy to be alive instead of the ones that make her want to smack you.

Sometimes the most interesting part of the conversation with someone who can't lie is the questions they don't answer.

I am always careful with the truth. It is a powerful thing and deserves respect. (Tad)

Once he started lying to me, it would be harder to get him to trust me with the truth.

Fewer people die when you are around. These are the facts. Being upset about them don't make them false.

By the time a person was my age, they should know that life isn't fair and quit pretending that it ought to be.

I won't lie to you about how I feel. The thought of having children who won't die before they are born is powerful. But you should know that the wolf in me doesn't care about such things. He only wants you.

If it looks like a hallway, feels like a hallway, and acts like a hallway -- is it important to figure out that it isn't a hallway? But curiosity is very nearly my besetting sin.

He could have told her that he had no intention of bedding her, but he tried not to lie. Not even to himself. So he stayed silent.

My grandfather always said that if you don't argue, you can't be proved wrong.

He didn't want to scare her any more than she already was. He could have told her that he had no intention of bedding her, but he tried not to lie. Not even to himself. So he stayed silent.